In the wake of the recent age-cheating scandal , here are 7 footballers who were confirmed to have altered their

1. Shiva N'zigou



In 2000, Shiva N'Zigou became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the AFrica Cup of Nations after he scored against Bafana Bafana for Gabon, but, in 2018, the truth came out.

Speaking to a Christian television channel, he publicly admitted he was five years older than he claimed to be, meaning that when he found the back of the net against South Africa, he was 21 years old and not 16.

Another high-profile case in Africa occurred in the Premier Soccer League, when it came out in 2016 that former Free State Stars defender Musa Magagula used his cousin's identity to have a career in Mzansi.

2. Tobie Mimboe



42-time capped Cameroon international was another famous example, he age-cheated more than once and was later dubbed as the Peter Pan of football.

At the 1996 African Cup of Nations, he would have been 31 had he used the same documents that he had used in South America which indicated he was born in 1964.

When he joined Gençlerbirliği after that tournament, his documents revealed him to be in his twenties (30 June 1974). At the 1998 African Cup of Nations, he gave the date of birth as 30 June 1970.

3. Ángel Cheme



Ángel Cheme didn’t just lie about this age but also did identity theft. The Ecuadorian footballer changed his name to Gonzalo Javier Chila Palma and used that name for most of his career.

He claimed that he was born on 9 December 1984, and that allowed him to play in youth competitions and age-restricted matches for three years. They later found that Gonzalo Chila was the real name of a player who was three years younger than he was. They had met when they both had trials at a local club, and Cheme stole his identity.

In December 2010, Cheme was accused by the real Gonzalo Chila, who later became an evangelical pastor. The Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) investigated the accusations and found out that Cheme was actually born in 1981. He was found guilty and suspended for one year.

4. Dele Ajiboye

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So Taye Taiwo and Ahmad Musa didn't make the list

We know say Africans go yakpaa for the list na